This class will provide the attendee with a clear analy­sis of the cost and ben­e­fits of both off-grid and grid-tied solar systems.

Did you know the US pro­duces more than 30% of the planet’s total waste, even though we’re only 4% of the pop­u­la­tion? It’s esti­mated every Amer­i­can throws out 7 lb of trash a day.

As Chris­tians, we don’t have the great­est rep­u­ta­tion for how we inter­act with our ​“stuff”. Terms like ​“green”, ​“eco-friendly”, ​“recycle”, and ​“envi­ron­men­tally-friendly” are typ­i­cally used by groups who are more con­cerned with cre­ation than the Creator. But is it pos­si­ble there’s a role we should be playing as respon­si­ble stew­ards of God’s creation? 

Join us as we explore simple, effec­tive ways to start taking better care of your corner of God’s earth.

Not sure you’re up to ana­lyz­ing a full blown soil test? Come dis­cover key prin­ci­ples of soil health that anyone can imple­ment right away in the garden without complex calculations.

We will look at the ingre­di­ents of a healthy compost pile and how to trou­bleshoot common prob­lems. Then we will look at the chal­lenges and oppor­tu­ni­ties of home-scale cover-cropping.

Learn how to make your small farm prof­itable now. Start paying your­self instead of putting every­thing into the farm and getting to fall and saying oops, I guess I need to go get a job to support my farming habit.

Are you think­ing about start­ing a farm intern­ship? If so, John and Pam Dysinger will be sharing the rewards and chal­lenges they have faced from over ten years of running an intern­ship program.

What does it take to engage in mission cen­tered busi­ness? What is the focus to be? How is success defined, and most impor­tantly, what must be lost to achieve it? Here we’ll look at lessons from agri­cul­ture and prin­ci­ples of plowing applied to business.

Whether you’re think­ing about start­ing a market garden or already in the process, learn how to bypass the 5 Big Mis­takes that can make the dif­fer­ence between a thriv­ing, sus­tain­able market garden or one that strug­gles and fizzles.

I will cover basic poli­cies and pro­ce­dures that are required in the food indus­try when selling your farm prod­ucts to the public through farmers’ markets, restau­rants, online stores, and grocery stores, either retail or whole­sale. We will discuss what is needed after harvest and how we handle our product.

Com­modi­ties to value-added prod­ucts are chal­leng­ing. Eval­u­ate prod­ucts to bring to market and max­i­mize your returns, accom­plish your mission, and give people more by buying it from your farm.

Listen in as dif­fer­ent farmers from around the country share how they market and sell their produce to indi­vid­u­als, restau­rants, grocers, schools etc… Hear what has worked and what hasn’t.

What does cer­ti­fied organic mean, what does that entail, and why would being cer­ti­fied be good for my farming prac­tices? I will give the basic meaning of being Cer­ti­fied Organic, how one goes about becom­ing cer­ti­fied, and how it can help your farming prac­tices. We will also discuss some of the chal­lenges of being Cer­ti­fied Organic.

Intro­duc­tion to various garden and farm crop pests, and the appro­pri­ate inte­gra­tion of com­mer­cially avail­able preda­tory and par­a­sitic organ­isms and other ben­e­fi­cial insects.

Intro­duc­tion to various garden and farm crop pests, and the appro­pri­ate inte­gra­tion of com­mer­cially avail­able preda­tory and par­a­sitic organ­isms and other ben­e­fi­cial insects.

This pre­sen­ta­tion will go over the best vari­eties for green­house pro­duc­tion, growing tech­niques, and disease control.

With flower farming becom­ing more, and more popular by the day, is the market going to become over­crowded? And more impor­tantly, when your town has 5 or 10 other flower farms, will there still be space in the market for you? In this class we’ll dive into the flower market, how much space is actu­ally left in the flower farming indus­try, and how you can stand out in the surge.

If flowers only came in shades of grey, would people still buy them? In this class you’ll learn all about how you can increase the value of your flower farm based on the colors you choose to grow and arrange.

Want to grow flowers and make money doing it? In this class we’ll walk step by step through the process of start­ing a suc­cess­ful flower farm from scratch.

Growing, milling and selling your own grains may seem like a daunt­ing chal­lenge, but it is really not. Join me as we learn about the steps behind a suc­cess­ful small grain operation.

Come join us for an intu­itive look at the basics of home mush­room cul­ti­va­tion. We will also discuss various health ben­e­fits mush­rooms offer!

Start­ing with a Johnny’s six-row seeder and the Quick Cut Har­vester from Farmer’s Friend – you can get serious about greens. This is how we do it and some of the things we’ve learned along the way.

In this class we will discuss a few advanced topics in bee­keep­ing: raising queens, cre­at­ing bee forage, comb honey, equip­ment storage and other not so common issues.

A hands-on class that will inspire you to can fruits and veg­eta­bles with con­fi­dence. We will dis­cover how to hot-water bath or pres­sure can your produce to pre­serve the flavors of the season.

Get hands-on expe­ri­ence making your own soil blocks to start healthy plants and then learn how to protect them in the winter with a simple inex­pen­sive quick-hoop.

Learn basic automa­tion prin­ci­ples relat­ing to irri­ga­tion, green­house envi­ron­men­tal con­trols, and other areas around the farm. We’ll discuss both com­put­er­ized and relay-based control methods, and how to select a system that will meet your needs, then par­tic­i­pate in a prac­ti­cal exer­cise using relays to open and close valves, turn the heat on, or start fans automatically.

In this class we will create a lush, organic cen­ter­piece with the use of sea­sonal blooms and varied foliage. You will learn basic floral design tech­niques that create a full look with a lower cost in order to increase your profit margins. We will also share how floral design has opened doors for friend­ship evan­ge­lism in a secular mar­ket­place. All sup­plies will be included in the cost.

The vision for AdA­grA’s Acquaint­ing Agri­cul­ture cur­ricu­lum is to connect the stu­dents to their Creator through hands-on expe­ri­ence in their gardens. God will be their teacher and the garden will be His class­room. Come find out how to connect your ele­men­tary and middle school stu­dents with God in a way they have never done before!

See a live demon­stra­tion showing how mules can be part of a farming operation!

Making good kraut is kind of like making good bread — it’s pretty easy, but doing it really well takes a few good tips. Together we’ll dis­cover how to make great sauer­kraut every single time.

The vision for AdA­grA’s Acquaint­ing Agri­cul­ture cur­ricu­lum is to connect the stu­dents to their Creator through hands-on expe­ri­ence in their gardens. God will be their teacher and the garden will be His class­room. Come find out how to connect your high school stu­dents with God in a way they have never done before!

A hands on class demon­strat­ing how to build a simple greens washing bubbler that will save hours on your market farm.

We have been blessed with a prophetic message on how to plant trees and other plants. You may have had the oppor­tu­nity to see the amazing results of the ​“Grandma White tree plant­ing method.” In this session we will both talk about plant­ing and put it into practice.

In this hands-on class we will build a compost pile from scratch and talk through the poten­tial prob­lems as we build it.

During this class we will be going over drip tape irri­ga­tion, and over­head irri­ga­tion options, how to put them together and when you might want to use one over another.

Whether you want to make GF bread for your­self or use it to boost market sales this demon­stra­tion is for you. Come see how simple it can be.

I will be going over pruning and graft­ing methods I use on my farm for fun and pro­duc­tion. This will include showing various tools and techniques.

Each par­tic­i­pant will receive a kit that’s got every­thing you’ll need to get started!